A. The PERB shall order a secret ballot election among the eligible employees in an appropriate unit pursuant to a finding by the Board that a proper and sufficient question of recognition has been officially presented by the eligible employees, or qualified employee organizations, or the public employer. Each employee eligible to vote shall be provided the opportunity to choose the employee organization he/she wishes to represent him/her from among those on the ballot, or to choose "none." An organization shall not be listed on the ballot unless the PERB has found a showing of interest as required under section 2-216(5) [2-216(A)(5)].

B. To be certified by the PERB as an authorized representative, an employee organization must receive a majority of the votes cast. In an election involving three or more choices, where none of the choices receive a majority of the votes cast, a runoff election shall be conducted between the two choices receiving the largest number of votes.

C. The PERB is authorized to order elections to determine whether (1) an employee organization should be recognized as the majority representative of employees in the appropriate unit or (2) an employee organization no longer retains sufficient support as the majority representative among the employees in the unit represented; provided that, no election should be directed in any appropriate unit or any subdivision within which, in the preceding twelve-month period, a valid election shall have been held.

D. If the PERB has certified an authorized representative in the appropriate unit, it shall not be required to consider the matter again for a period of one year.

E. An authorized employee organization shall serve as the meet and confer agent of all public employees in the appropriate unit. Such employee organization must represent fairly and without discrimination all employees in the unit without regard to whether such employees are members of the authorized employee organization.

F. The Board may promulgate such rules and regulations as may be appropriate to carry out the provisions of this section, said rules subject to the approval of the Council. (Ord. No. G-1532, § 9; Ord. No. G-1754, § 7; Ord. No. G-3303, § 10)